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SCARP
A sinking failure: Outdoor public pools 'not a priority for Vancouver,' say advocates
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
SCARP professor Dr. Andrew Binet said public pools are an important cooling resource which also provide opportunities for exercise and recreation for all ages.
Municipalities must monitor (and tweak) their tenant protection policies
Storeys | | Media coverage
References the “Enforcing Tenant Relocation Rights, A Catalogue of Tools for BC Municipalities” tool, co-created by SCARP.
Douglas Todd: Dramatic impact of Vancouver's Broadway Plan revealed by high technology
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
SCARP's Erick Villagomez and SALA Professor Partick Condon were quoted in op-eds about Vancouver’s Broadway Plan.
Applied Science-led projects awarded over $8.7M from NSERC 2024 Discovery Research Program
UBC Research + Innovation | | Media coverage
Forty faculty members from SCARP and Engineering received funding on 41 different projects on transportation planning, the clean energy transition, and more.
Business owners are buying into a myth about driving
Vox | | Media coverage
A study by SCARP professor Dr. Kelly Clifton found that bicyclists, pedestrians and transit users are competitive consumers who tend to spend more than those who drive.
UBC Applied Science-led research receives over $2 million in funding from NFRF
UBC Research + Innovation | | Media coverage
Researchers from UBC Engineering, SALA and SCARP are leading interdisciplinary teams tackling climate change mitigation and community solutions.
Could Canada’s underused public land be the key to solving the housing crisis?
The Globe and Mail (subscription) | | Media coverage
SCARP Associate Professor Dr. James Connolly provides further analysis on the use of public lands for housing.
Letters to the Sun: We need the Vancouver park board
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
SCARP Professor Emeritus Dr. Michael Seelig discussed Vancouver City Counsil's rejection of a $300 million plan submitted to them by the park board.
Rising housing costs boost health of rich, worsen health of poor, finds BC study
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
SCARP Professor Emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein highlights how these results line up with a longitudinal study she co-authored over a decade ago.
In Vancouver, unhappily, it’s all about the price of dirt
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Douglas Todd quotes SCARP professor Patrick Condon's new book Broken City to delve into Vancouver's housing crisis.